We asked for suitable footware in April………
PRIORITY ROUTINE
26 0855Z MAY
FROM
55 FST
TO
UKLF
RESTRICTED
CONNECT YOUR MDJ 23 1000Z MAY AND MDJ 23 1400Z MAY PD
SOME CONFUSION EXISTS OVER AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE SIGNALS PD
COULD POSITION PLEASE BE CLARIFIED AS MAJORITY OF 55 FST ARE NOW
RESPLENDENT IN FLIP FLOPS PD WEARING OF DMS BOOTS IN THIS UNIT
IS NEITHER DESIRABLE NOR PRACTICAL PD SIGNED JOHNSTON//
PP RBQPSE
ZMY RRRRR
P R 23 1000Z MAY
FM
UKLF
TO
RBQPSB/55 FST SALALAH
RBQPSB/RAFDET SALALAH
RBDTVV/2 FDHOSP
INFO
RBDTTE/COD BICESTER
RT
RESTRICTED
FM MDJ
SUBJECT DESERT BOOTS PD OVERSEAS DHTS THIS HQ AGREE TO YOUR
REQUEST FOR ISSUE OF DESERT BOOTS TO 55 FST PERS ON A SCALE OF
ONE PAIR PER INDIVIDUAL PD DETAILS OF NUMBER BY SIZES REQD
SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THIS HQ PD FOR RAF DET PD COULD YOU
ARRANGE LOAN ISSUE OF ITEMS REQD PD COD BICESTER WILL ISSUE
REPLACEMENT ITEMS TO YOU ON RECEIPT OF DETAILS OF LOAN ISSUE
FROM THIS HQ PD FOR 2 FD HOSP PD YOU ARE TO ENSURE FUTURE PERS
DETACHED TO 55 FST ARE ISSUED WITH ITEMS CONCERNED PRIOR TO
THEIR DEPLOYMENT
BT
P
P 08 0830Z JUN
FM
UKLF
TO
COD BICESTER
RAFDET SALALAH
INFO
55 FST SALALAH
BT
RESTRICTED
DIG MDJ
SUBJECT PD DESERT BOOTS PD QMAINT HQLF HAVE AUTHORISED THE ISSUE
OF SUBJECT ITEM TO 55 FST PD QUNATITIES OF ITEMS BY SIZES TO BE
ISSUED BY COD BICESTER ARE AS FOLLOWS PD ALFA SIZE 10 QUANTITY 1
PAIR BRAVO SIZE 9 QTY 3 PRS C SIZE 81/2 QTY 2 PRS D XXXX SIZE 8
QTY 3 PAIRS E SIZE 7 QTY 1 PR F SIZE 61/2 QTY 1 PAIR G SIZE 6
QTY 1 PD STORES TO BE CONSIGNED TO RAFDET SALALAH PD AUTHORITY
FOR ISSUE OF STORES IS QMAINT HQUKLF DATED 07 JUN 72 PD FOR
RAFDET PD YOU ARE TO RETAIN SUBJECT ITEMS IF LOAN ISSUE
REQUESTED IN OUR MDJ 231000Z MAY HAS BEEN ACTIONED
BT
TOR 090900Z
TOD 10/0400Z
For the record desert boots
would have been entirely inappropriate in our work environment.
Blood and gunge cannot be removed from desert boots. Flip flops
were ideal - blood and gunge can be sluiced off.
Outside the perimeter of the FST
desert boots were ideal and probably essential where healthy feet were
concerned. It is a matter of censure that 2 Fd Hospital had neglected to
establish the needs of the FSTs passing through their hands onwards to
Salalah. It made what was already a difficult situation just that bit
more difficult. |
